A churro is a fried, dough pastry, predominantly choux, based snack. About the origin of churros is unclear. One theory is they were brought to Europe from China by the Portuguese. The Portuguese sailed for the Orient a-nd, as they returned from Ming Dynasty China to Portugal, they brought along with them new culinary techniques, including modifying the dough for youtiao, also known as Youzagwei in southern China, for Portugal. However, they modified it by introducing a star design because they did not learn the skill of "pulling" the dough. As a result, churros are not "pulled" but rather extruded out through a star-shaped die. Another theory is that the churro was made by Spanish shepherds, to substitute for fresh bakery goods. Churro paste was easy to make a-nd fry in an open fire in the mountains, where shepherds spend most of their time.

Leaving aside the origin, the crunchy churro with creamy ice cream, it is amazing! I can not wait to try!